Understanding Youths’ Experiences in a Holistic Weight Management Program
Given elevated levels of overweight/obesity among today’s youth (Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008), and associated negative physical, emotional, and psychological consequences (e.g., Faith, et al., 1997; Must & Anderson, 2003), weight control programs must be critically examined....
Main Authors: | Natasha A. Spassiani, Sarah Jeffery-Tosoni, Jessica Fraser-Thomas, Jennifer Kuk |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Clemson University Press
2012-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Youth Development |
Online Access: | http://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/137 |
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